Archive for 'November 2011'

Aiming at a litigation loophole

November 28, 2011 4:58 PM by NickS

The US House Judiciary Committee approved HR 1996, the Government Litigation Savings Act, on Nov. 17 by 19 to 14 votes. Chairman Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) said that the 1980 Equal Access to Justice Act . . .

 

State regulators’ resources, challenges

November 21, 2011 10:11 AM by leifn

Some member of Congress still want the US Environmental Protection Agency to take a bigger role in regulating surface activities connected with onshore oil and gas exploration and production . . .

 

Lessons from 1973 oil crisis

November 14, 2011 3:55 PM by leifn

Can we learn from history? Hindsight gives us an advantage over those who were involved in important policy decisions back then. But the people who were there can still offer significant perspectives . . .